Flipping Perspectives, Fighting for Change: How Union Steward Cynthia Thornton Plans to Engage the Community as District 7 State Rep
After years of union advocacy, Cynthia Thornton is prepared to run for office. After all, she says, when it comes to representing the people of Michigan's [...]
LGBT Lawmakers Lead Effort To Push Mail, Absentee Voting
Amid concerns the coronavirus pandemic could endanger voters seeking to cast their ballots in the 2020 election, LGBT members of Congress have launched an [...]
Full Steam Ahead: State Rep. Candidate Brendan Johnson on Campaigning, Surviving COVID-19
Change of Plans Baking Irish soda bread in one's kitchen while answering questions from potential voters might seem like an unusual way to campaign for office, [...]
Campaign to Amend ELCRA Announces E-Signature Strategy
Change of Course As every aspect of the 2020 election cycle adapts to the constraints of social distancing, a campaign in Michigan that seeks to secure equal [...]
LGBT Detroit Launches New Political Arm of Agency
LGBT Detroit has announced the launch of LGBT Detroit Mobilization, a new 501(c)(4) nonprofit organization aimed at endorsing candidates that support [...]
Big Three Automakers Announce Joint Support for Banning LGBTQ Discrimination in Michigan
DETROIT – Michigan's "Big Three" automakers announced today their joint support for Fair and Equal Michigan, joining other business leaders, LGBTQ groups and [...]
Michigan Democratic Party Chair Lavora Barnes Talks Voter Outreach
Sobering Statistic Despite major pushes to encourage voter turnout, a statistic that might alarm LGBTQ activists is that 21 percent of LGBTQ adults are not [...]
Bloomberg Campaign Reaches Out to Detroit's LGBTQ Community of Color
For anyone paying attention to the Democratic candidates in the 2020 presidential race, polls have shown repeatedly that at the start of primary season voters [...]
Buttigieg Drops Presidential Campaign
Former South Bend mayor Pete Buttigieg, who had considerable success and made history as a gay presidential candidate, dropped on Sunday night his bid for the [...]
Pete's Predicament: Winning Over Black Voters on Super Tuesday
With Super Tuesday just a few days away, Pete Buttigieg will be required to make wins among Black and Brown voters to stay in the game as a viable presidential [...]
Buttigieg: 'I'm ready' to Take on Attacks Over Being Gay
Presidential hopeful Pete Buttigieg's being gay made him stand out in the first few months of his campaign last year, earning him a surge of media attention [...]
Hitting the Ground Running: Kevin Kresch Touts Unique Experience as Boon for House Rep. Race
It's been 20 years since Kevin Kresch first began to take notice of the political arena. Like many passions, the catalyst for its start wasn't especially [...]
